2021 STATE AGRICULTURE OVERVIEW

 Texas
† Survey Data from Quick Stats as of: May/17/2026

Farms Operations†

Farm Operations - Area Operated, Measured in Acres / Operation527
Farm Operations - Number of Operations239,000
Farm Operations - Acres Operated126,000,000

Livestock Inventory †

Cattle, Cows, Beef - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )4,425,000
Cattle, Cows, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )625,000
Cattle, Incl Calves - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )12,700,000
Cattle, On Feed - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )2,930,000
Goats, Angora - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )59,000
Goats, Meat & Other - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )754,000
Goats, Milk - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )26,000
Sheep, Incl Lambs - Inventory ( First of Jan. 2022 )700,000
Hogs - Inventory ( First of Dec. 2021 )1,090,000
Chickens, Broilers - Production, Measured in Head706,600,000

Milk Production †

Milk - Production, Measured in Lb / Head25,079
Milk - Production, Measured in $2,839,018,000
Milk - Production, Measured in Lb15,599,000,000
County outlines for TEXAS

Crops - Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price (MYA), Value of Production †
Sorted by Value of Production in Dollars
CommodityPlanted All Purpose AcresHarvested AcresYieldProductionPrice per UnitValue of Production in Dollars
COTTON
COTTON, UPLAND6,350,0005,550,000666 LB / ACRE7,700,000 480 LB BALES0.932 $ / LB3,444,672,000
COTTON, COTTONSEED2,403,000 TONS250 $ / TON600,750,000
COTTON6,367,0005,566,000666 LB / ACRE7,726,000 480 LB BALES
COTTON, PIMA17,00016,000780 LB / ACRE26,000 480 LB BALES(D) $ / LB(D)
HAY & HAYLAGE
HAY & HAYLAGE5,635,0001.96 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS11,059,000 TONS, DRY BASIS1,662,213,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)5,530,0001.89 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS10,479,000 TONS, DRY BASIS1,540,413,000
HAY & HAYLAGE, ALFALFA20,000105,0005.52 TONS / ACRE, DRY BASIS580,000 TONS, DRY BASIS121,800,000
HAY
HAY5,500,0001.91 TONS / ACRE10,530,000 TONS156 $ / TON1,581,930,000
HAY, (EXCL ALFALFA)5,400,0001.85 TONS / ACRE9,990,000 TONS147 $ / TON1,468,530,000
HAY, ALFALFA100,0005.4 TONS / ACRE540,000 TONS210 $ / TON113,400,000
CORN
CORN, GRAIN1,850,000128 BU / ACRE236,800,000 BU6.18 $ / BU1,463,424,000
CORN2,150,000
CORN, SILAGE250,00021 TONS / ACRE5,250,000 TONS
SORGHUM
SORGHUM, GRAIN1,870,00061 BU / ACRE114,070,000 BU10.2 $ / CWT651,568,000
SORGHUM, SILAGE140,00018 TONS / ACRE2,520,000 TONS
SORGHUM2,150,000
WHEAT
WHEAT, WINTER5,500,0002,000,00037 BU / ACRE74,000,000 BU6.51 $ / BU481,740,000
WHEAT5,500,0002,000,00037 BU / ACRE74,000,000 BU6.51 $ / BU481,740,000
PEANUTS
PEANUTS177,000159,0003,620 LB / ACRE575,580,000 LB0.312 $ / LB179,581,000
RICE
RICE190,000180,0006,860 LB / ACRE12,352,000 CWT14.2 $ / CWT175,398,000
POTATOES
POTATOES15,00014,000460 CWT / ACRE6,440,000 CWT14.7 $ / CWT94,668,000
MELONS
MELONS, WATERMELON26,40023,000200 CWT / ACRE4,600,000 CWT17.7 $ / CWT79,466,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, FRESH MARKET17.7 $ / CWT79,466,000
MELONS, WATERMELON, UTILIZED4,489,600 CWT
PECANS
PECANS, UTILIZED, IN SHELL40,300,000 LB77,974,000
PECANS124,000325 LB / ACRE1.93 $ / LB
GRAPEFRUIT
GRAPEFRUIT14,900160 BOXES / ACRE19.08 $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV45,789,000
GRAPEFRUIT, UTILIZED96,000 TONS
GRAPEFRUIT, PROCESSING38,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV(D)
GRAPEFRUIT, FRESH MARKET58,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV(D)
SOYBEANS
SOYBEANS110,000100,00038 BU / ACRE3,800,000 BU11.7 $ / BU44,460,000
CABBAGE
CABBAGE, FRESH MARKET24 $ / CWT29,923,000
CABBAGE4,9004,800260 CWT / ACRE1,248,000 CWT24 $ / CWT29,923,000
CABBAGE, UTILIZED1,246,800 CWT
SUGARCANE
SUGARCANE, SUGAR & SEED36,40030.9 TONS / ACRE1,126,000 TONS29,501,000
SUGARCANE, SUGAR34,30030.8 TONS / ACRE1,056,000 TONS26.2 $ / TON27,667,000
SUGARCANE, SEED2,10033.5 TONS / ACRE70,000 TONS
PUMPKINS
PUMPKINS4,7004,500240 CWT / ACRE1,080,000 CWT25 $ / CWT26,488,000
PUMPKINS, UTILIZED1,059,500 CWT
PUMPKINS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
PUMPKINS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
ORANGES
ORANGES7,500140 BOXES / ACRE18.86 $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV21,682,000
ORANGES, UTILIZED1,050,000 BOXES
ORANGES, FRESH MARKET34,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, ON TREE EQUIV(D)
ORANGES, PROCESSING11,000 TONS(D) $ / BOX, PHD EQUIV(D)
SPINACH
SPINACH2,4002,300110 CWT / ACRE253,000 CWT73.1 $ / CWT18,320,000
SPINACH, UTILIZED250,500 CWT
SPINACH, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
SPINACH, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
SUNFLOWER
SUNFLOWER41,00038,5001,220 LB / ACRE46,970,000 LB23.2 $ / CWT10,884,000
OATS
OATS460,00035,00045 BU / ACRE1,575,000 BU4.87 $ / BU7,670,000
HAYLAGE
HAYLAGE, ALFALFA10,0008 TONS / ACRE80,000 TONS
HAYLAGE, (EXCL ALFALFA)180,0005.5 TONS / ACRE990,000 TONS
HAYLAGE190,0005.63 TONS / ACRE1,070,000 TONS
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED
FLOWERING PLANTS, POTTED, INDOOR USE, POTS
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
BEDDING PLANTS, HERBACEOUS PERENNIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL
PROPAGATIVE MATERIAL, FLORICULTURE
CUCUMBERS
CUCUMBERS, UTILIZED(D) CWT
CUCUMBERS(D)(D)(D) CWT / ACRE(D) CWT(D) $ / CWT(D)
CUCUMBERS, PROCESSING(D) $ / TON(D)
CUCUMBERS, FRESH MARKET(D) $ / CWT(D)
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
BEDDING PLANTS, ANNUAL
FOLIAGE PLANTS
FOLIAGE PLANTS, INDOOR USE
CUT FLOWERS
CUT FLOWERS
(NA) Not Available
(D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations
(S) Insufficient number of reports to establish an estimate
(X) Not Applicable
(Z) Less than half the rounding unit


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